Pacelli High School students show the video diary they created while building a catapult for It Works, a January Term class, during a presentation at the school Wednesday.

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Nathan Vine
| Stevens Point Journal Media

Presenting the catapult they constructed to parents, community members and other students at Pacelli High School, a group of sophomore boys was hoping to show off its power.

Henry Peterson, Westly Simonis, Zach Brocken, Connor Mace, Joe Fuller and Luke Yenter built the catapult as part of It Works, a January Term class at school. On Wednesday, students presented the work from their classes - including firing the catapult in the wrestling room.

Unfortunately, the firing of the catapult snapped the throwing arm, sending pieces flying across the room. Despite that setback, at the end of the ...